Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Biography
Herbert Jefferson Jr. is an American actor of film, television and stage who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg, and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. He made his feature debut in Roger Corman's Private Duty Nurses (1971) and appeared in Black Gunn (1972) as the brother of Jim Brown's character, plus The Slams. On television he played the merchant seaman Roy Dwyer in Rich Man, Poor Man and its sequel, and took guest parts in the pilot episodes of Knight Rider and Airwolf (1984). He is best known as Lieutenant Boomer on the original Battlestar Galactica (1978), a role he later reprised, with his character promoted to colonel, in Galactica 1980. Later films include Apollo 13 (1995) and Outbreak (1995).
80years old
Turns 81 on September 28in 322 days
- Born Sandersville
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Herb Jefferson Jr., Herbert Jefferson and Herb Jefferson
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 12 years1972 to 1984
Every film, newest first
- 1984AirwolfIMDb rating 6.6
- 1979Mission Galactica: The Cylon AttackIMDb rating 6.8
- 1978Battlestar GalacticaIMDb rating 6.8
- 1973Detroit 9000IMDb rating 6.3
- 1972Black GunnIMDb rating 5.8
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Herbert Jefferson Jr. movies on Netflix
Airwolfas Carrier Commander
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attackas Lieutenant Boomer
Battlestar Galacticaas Lieutenant Boomer
Detroit 9000as Ferdy
Black Gunnas Scott Gunn
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Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
John Colicos2 films together, 1978 to 1979
John Colicos's page Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack1979IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerColicos as Count Baltar
Battlestar Galactica1978IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerColicos as Count Baltar
Lorne Greene2 films together, 1978 to 1979
Lorne Greene's page Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack1979IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerGreene as Commander Adama
Battlestar Galactica1978IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerGreene as Commander Adama
Richard Hatch2 films together, 1978 to 1979
Richard Hatch's page Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack1979IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerHatch as Captain Apollo
Battlestar Galactica1978IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerHatch as Captain Apollo
Dirk Benedict2 films together, 1978 to 1979
Dirk Benedict's page Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack1979IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerBenedict as Lieutenant Starbuck
Battlestar Galactica1978IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerBenedict as Lieutenant Starbuck
Terry Carter2 films together, 1978 to 1979
Terry Carter's page Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack1979IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerCarter as Colonel Tigh
Battlestar Galactica1978IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerCarter as Colonel Tigh
Maren Jensen2 films together, 1978 to 1979
Maren Jensen's page Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack1979IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerJensen as Lieutenant Athena
Battlestar Galactica1978IMDb rating 6.8Jefferson as Lieutenant BoomerJensen as Lieutenant Athena
Also two films together2 more actors
- Tony SwartzMission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979) and Battlestar Galactica (1978)
- Laurette SpangMission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979) and Battlestar Galactica (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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